Gouverneur K. Warren

Gouverneur Kemble Warren (8 January 1830-8 August 1882) was a Major-General in the US Army during the American Civil War. Warren was nicknamed "the Hero of Little Round Top" for his role in the Union victory at the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, but Philip Sheridan had him sacked after the Battle of Five Forks in 1865 for moving too slowly.

Biography
Gouverneur Kemble Warren was born in Cold Spring, New York on 8 January 1830, and he graduated from West Point in 1850, placing second in his class. In 1855, he fought against the Sioux at Ash Hollow in Nebraska while serving as a US Army engineer, and he assisted in the surveying preparations for the construction of railroads in the American West. When the American Civil War broke out, he became a Lieutenant-Colonel of the volunteers, and his regiment fought at the Battle of Big Bethel, the first major land engagement of the war. On 10 September 1861, he was promoted to colonel, and he commanded the regiment during the Peninsula Campaign and led a brigade during the second half of the year. On 26 September 1862, he was promoted to Brigadier-General, and he was commended for his service as the Army of the Potomac's chief engineer at the Battle of Chancellorsville. During the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, he oversaw the fortification of Little Round Top, resulting in the Union victory at the decisive battle. He was promoted to Major-General after the battle, and he led the V Corps during the Overland Campaign in 1864. Despite handling his corps efficiently at the Battle of Five Forks in 1865, Philip Sheridan relieved him of command for not being fast enough during his advance. On 27 May 1865, he resigned his commission in protest, serving as a Major in the engineers until his death in Newport, Rhode Island in 1882 at the age of 52.